Dominic System
Updated 2026-09-11
INTRODUCTION
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CORE DEFINITION
The Dominic system maps each two-digit number from 00 to 99 onto a person, and each pair of digits onto a person paired with an action, so that a long string of numbers becomes a sequence of people doing things along a familiar route. The brain holds stories far better than it holds digits, and the encoding converts an abstract string into narrative memory.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
- Build the table first: assign a person to every two-digit number before you try to use it. - Make the pairs act: encode each digit pair as a person doing something vivid at a peg. - Walk the route: retrieve the number by walking the pegs in order and reading the story.
Anchor fast decisions
Digits are abstract and carry no hooks for memory, while people, actions, and places are richly connected and already easy to recall. The encoding moves the number into the format the memory system handles well, and the route supplies the order for free, so a long string is stored as a story rather than a sequence.
MINIMUM ACTION
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